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规律

guī lǜ

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 規律

规律 (guī lǜ) means "pattern, law (of nature/science)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 规律 means

1. rule (e.g. of science)
2. law of behavior
3. regular pattern
4. rhythm
5. discipline

The characters in 规律

• 规guīcompass; a rule; regulation
• 律lǜlaw

Example sentences

• 现在我规律服药。
  Now I take medication regularly.
• 我相信规律的运动。
  Wǒ xiāngxìn guīlǜ de yùndòng.
  I believe in exercising regularly.
• 长年累月东奔西走忙死了，生活太没有规律了。
  I'm so busy running about year in, year out. My life has no consistency.
• 质数就像生活，它们是完全符合逻辑的，但即使我们花所有时间来思考，也找不到规律。
  Zhìshù jiù xiàng shēnghuó, tāmen shì wánquán fúhé luóji de, dàn jíshǐ wǒmen huā suǒyǒu shíjiān lái sīkǎo, yě zhǎobudào guīlǜ.
  Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.
• 质数就像人生，它们完全是合逻辑的，但就算你花多少时间来思考，也不能找到它们背后的规律。
  Zhìshù jiù xiàng rénshēng, tāmen wánquán shì hé luóji de, dàn jiùsuàn nǐ huā duōshao shíjiān lái sīkǎo, yě bù néng zhǎodào tāmen bèihòu de guīlǜ.
  Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.

Words starting with 规律

• 规律性guī lǜ xìngregular

Sounds the same

Read guī lǜ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 规率law; pattern

Where 规律 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Organizing, Managing & Procedures (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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